Fadeev P.V. History and Historical Memory as Instruments of Political Consolidation and Manipulation. In: Russian Identity and Interethnic Relations. Public Discourse and Social Practice : [monograph] ... Fadeev P.V. History and Historical Memory as Instruments of Political Consolidation and Manipulation. In: Russian Identity and Interethnic Relations. Public Discourse and Social Practice : [monograph] / L.M. Drobizheva, E.M. Arutyunova, M. A. Evseeva [et al.] ; ed. by I.M. Kuznetsov, S.V. Ryzhova ; FNISTC RAS. – Moscow : FNISTC RAS, 2022. P. 312-353.Глава из книги: Российская идентичность и межэтнические отношения. Публичный дискурс и социальная практика : [монография] / Л. М. Дробижева, Е. М. Арутюнова, М. А. Евсеева [и др.] ; отв. ред. И. М. Кузнецов,С . В. Рыжова ; ФНИСЦ РАН. – М : ФНИСЦ РАН, 2022. – 434 с.ISBN 978-5-89697-404-8Posted on site: 02.01.23 AbstractThe section is devoted to the analysis of the role of the historical component in the formation of Russian identity and the analysis of the practices of using historical plots for political purposes. On average in Russia in 2020, knowledge and ideas about various events and personalities of Russian history turned out to be an important consolidator of the Russian nation. The study showed the similarity of most of the ideas of Russians and people of other nationalities, affecting the shared shared history. In general, the majority of the population is ready for an open conversation about the history of not only heroic, but also tragic.